The New York Mets made a cool, rainy day look beautiful, hitting four home runs en route to a 8-0 shellacking of the last place Atlanta Braves. The Mets hit more home runs during this series than the Braves have all season. Steven Matz fell short of his first complete game shutout, dominating Braves hitters with his fastball all day. Steven Matz (W, 4-1) 7.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 SO, 0 BB Matz showed...
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3 Up 1. Brilliant Bart Coming off a shaky start against the Cincinnati Reds, Bartolo Colon was dazzling against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. Colon allowed seven hits, struck out seven, and didn’t allow a walk in eight innings pitched. The win was his 220th of his career, moving him past Pedro Martinez for second-most all-time by a Dominican-born pitcher. Colon retired 16 of the last 17...
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Just Keep Winning…. A motto any team can get behind, the above mantra is especially pertinent for the 2016 New York Mets. Every win counts the same, regardless of when it comes or who it comes against. Despite the surprising Phillies, it has been clear for some time now that the NL East is currently far from a gauntlet. On the eve of their first of two west coast trips this season, the...
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El Paso 17, Las Vegas 6 (13-12) Box Score Rafael Montero ruined a perfect opportunity to pick up a win after being handed a 5-0 lead in the second that he relinquished by the third innings. He allowed seven runs on eight hits and three walks in four innings. He struck out four and was hitting 94 MPH with his fastball. Josh Edgin (in his 2nd rehab appearance for 51s) and Josh Smoker each tossed a...
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It’s a common complaint in the Mets blogosphere: “Lucas Duda is good, but he’s too inconsistent.” But is it really true? For this little experiment, we’ll define consistency as the how reliable a player is at producing an OPS close to their average. Inconsistent players will be those who have great highs and terrible lows while a consistent player will be pretty...
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New York Mets southpaw, Steven Matz, had another dominant start during Wednesday’s 8-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Matz continued to show that his first start was nothing but being a bit rusty. Matz, 24, put forth his longest start of the season and tied a career high with 7.2 innings pitched. He allowed no runs on two hits, while walking none and striking out eight. “All my...
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